Bootstrapped discrete scale invariance analysis of geomagnetic dipole intensity

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 646-658

  Jonkers, Art R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fractals; Geomagnetic field; Geomagnetic reversals; Geomagnetic secular variation; Palaeomagnetism; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; PALEOMAGNETISM; SECULAR VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VIRTUAL GEOMAGNETIC POLE;

EID: 34247235240     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03352.x     Document Type: Article

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